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Current Affairs 13 August 2024,
Current affairs are essential to competitive exams, which generally include 10 to 25 questions. Here, you’ll find daily updates on current affairs in English, which is important for all government exams.
Today we will cover the 13 August 2024 current affairs in English, which helpful for central and state government exams:-
➼ Which of the following universities has been ranked as the best university in the country?
(A) Mumbai University
(B) IIT Powai
(C) ISI Bangalore
(D) Pune University
Correct Answer: (C) ISI Bangalore
➼ How many times has the Indian Institute of Science, ISI Bangalore, been ranked as the best university in the country?
(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 8
(D) 6
Correct Answer: (B) 9
➼ What is the rank of IIT Mumbai in the list of the best educational institutions in the country?
(A) 1
(B) 5
(C) 2
(D) 3
Correct Answer: (D) 3
➼ Which institution is ranked first in the list of the best educational institutions in the country?
(A) IIT Indore
(B) IIT Kanpur
(C) IIT Madras
(D) IIT Chennai
Correct Answer: (C) IIT Chennai
Q6: How many consecutive times has IIT Chennai been ranked first in the list of the best educational institutions in the country?
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 4
Correct Answer: (A) 6
➼ How many countries’ athletes attended the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024?
(A) 205
(B) 207
(C) 208
(D) 210
Correct Answer: (A) 205
➼ In which year will the next Olympic Games be held?
(A) 2025
(B) 2027
(C) 2026
(D) 2028
Correct Answer: (D) 2028
➼ In which country will the Olympic Games be held in 2028?
(A) India
(B) USA
(C) China
(D) Singapore
Ans- (B) USA
➼ According to the International Labour Organization report of 2024, what was the unemployment rate among the 15 to 24 age group in the country in 2023?
(A) 10%
(B) 11%
(C) 14%
(D) 13%
Correct Answer: (D) 13%
➼ Vinod Maheshwari, who passed away, was the editor of which newspaper group?
(A) Dainik Bharat
(B) Dainik Times
(C) Dainik Navbharat
(D) Dainik Ujala
Correct Answer: (C) Dainik Navbharat
➼ The central government has announced that the ethanol production capacity in the country has reached how many crore liters?
(A) 1589
(B) 1780
(C) 1460
(D) 1354
Correct Answer: (A) 1589
➼ Natwar Singh, who passed away, was a former Union Minister of which department?
(A) Defence
(B) Commerce
(C) Home
(D) External Affairs
Correct Answer: (D) External Affairs
➼ In which year was former Union External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh honored with the Padma Bhushan award?
(A) 1980
(B) 1984
(C) 1983
(D) 1987
Correct Answer: (B) 1984
➼ Paul Kagame has been sworn in as the president of which country?
(A) Rwanda
(B) Iraq
(C) Egypt
(D) Malaysia
Correct Answer: (A) Rwanda
➼ Where was the first IACC-MSME Center of Excellence opened by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Kolkata
Correct Answer: (C) Ahmedabad
➼ In which state will the first Global Women’s Kabaddi League be held?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Haryana
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Bihar
Correct Answer: (B) Haryana
➼ In which month will the first Global Women’s Kabaddi League in Haryana be held?
(A) August
(B) October
(C) September
(D) November
Correct Answer: (C) September
➼ The Governor of which state has recently approved the Wainganga-Nalganga river linking project?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: (A) Maharashtra
➼ Which state has launched the Him Unnati Yojana?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Bihar
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: (D) Himachal Pradesh
➼ Which institution has recently advised farmers on controlling ‘Fruit Rot Disease’ (Kole Roga) in arecanut plantations?
[A] Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
[B] Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod
[C] Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner
[D] Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal
Correct Answer: B [Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod]
➼ In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro, which was recently in the news, located?
[A] Ethiopia
[B] Kenya
[C] Tanzania
[D] Nigeria
Correct Answer: C [Tanzania]
➼ What is the Nankai Trough that was recently mentioned in the news?
[A] A mountain range in Japan
[B] A river in Africa
[C] A subduction zone between two tectonic plates in the Pacific Ocean
[D] A desert in Japan
Correct Answer: C [A subduction zone between two tectonic plates in the Pacific Ocean]
➼ What is the theme for International Youth Day 2024?
[A] From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development
[B] Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World
[C] Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a world for all ages
[D] Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health
Correct Answer: A [From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development]
➼ In which part of India is the ‘Neelakurinji plant,’ recently in the news, mostly found?
[A] Ladakh
[B] Western Ghats
[C] Northeastern
[D] Rajasthan
Correct Answer: B [Western Ghats]
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